Good Business To Employ Handicapped Workers Week
A 1940s era observance urged employers to hire physically handicapped workers during a designated week. The campaign, backed by the North Carolina State Employment Service and veterans commissions, notes handicapped workers can be productive and safer, stressing good business and community benefits.
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Congress
Truman
North Carolina
National
Elton, Parker
North Carolina State Employment Service
Cole
Halifax County Veteran's Se
William A. Buford
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
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Unemployment Less Prevalent In North Carolina
North Carolina shows unemployment below the national average based on a study by the Employment Security Commission. Silas F Campbell notes 5 percent unemployed in May 1946, 17 percent in September 1948, and a 2.5 percent rate in June 1947, with manufacturing employment higher than most states.
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Raleigh
Ment
North Ca
Employment Security Commission of
North Carolina
Silas F Campbell
North Carolna
Io California
New England
Snl
North Carolin
Caliifornia
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Campbell
Kendall
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Mary M. Jenkins
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Lynches Jewelers
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Taylor Furniture CO
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